Southampton fans react as Cedric Soares clears up mystery surrounding absence

Some Southampton fans have taken to Twitter to react after Cedric Soares posted an update regarding his absence in the 2-1 defeat to Tottenham.

The 33-cap Portugal international pulled out of the game against Spurs for unknown reasons; The Daily Echo revealed that manager Ralph Hasenhuttl didn’t even know why his full-back pulled out of the encounter.

The Athletic’s Southampton correspondent Carl Anka wrote: “It sounds as if Cedric got off the team bus and turned to his manager and said he can’t play.”

Anka also wrote of Hasenhuttl’s unhappiness with the full-back’s decision to withdraw himself from the action.

Now, it seems as if the 28-year-old has cleared up what the issue was after posting a tweet showing his leg to be in a recovery tube, while also throwing a thumbs up to the camera.

Cedric’s absence proved costly as the Saints ended up losing 2-1 to 10-man Tottenham.

One supporter wished the Saints No.2 a speedy recovery, while another said that it was “really odd” how Hasenhuttl didn’t know about the injury.

Let’s take a look at some more of the reaction to Cedric’s update from Southampton fans on Twitter…